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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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